The 13C NMR study of the binding of gold(I) thiomalate with ergothionine in aqueous solution

Anvarhusein A. Isab*

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Abstract

The interaction of gold(I) thiomalate (Autm) (Myocrysine) with ergothionine (ErSH) has been studied in aqueous solution at pH 7.4. It was found that ErSH forms a ternary complex of the type ErS-Au-tm at a 1:1 mole ratio; unlike other thiols (e.g., cysteine and glutathione) it does not eject thiomalate (Htm) as a free ligand. However, in the presence of glutathione (GtSH), both ligands, ErSH as well as Htm, from the ErS-Au-tm complex were freed. The 1C NMR chemical shifts of C-2 resonance of ergothionine in the presence of Autm shifts greater than imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt) and 1,3-Diazinane-2-thione (Diaz), indicating the stronger complexation of ErS-Au-tm compared to Imt-Au-tm and Diaz-Au-tm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)261-267
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Volume45
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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